Minneapolis Archive

  • (Prospect Park, Minneapolis, MN) Scooter’s 1637th bar, first visited in 2023. I saved the biggest for last, with this being my only brewery to visit on this Sunday before heading...

    #1637: Surly Brewing Company

    (Prospect Park, Minneapolis, MN) Scooter’s 1637th bar, first visited in 2023. I saved the biggest for last, with this being my only brewery to visit on this Sunday before heading...

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  • (Downtown, Minneapolis, MN) Scooter’s 1636th bar, first visited in 2023. After returning to my hotel and getting settled in, I remembered that one should always make an effort to visit...

    #1636: W XYZ Minneapolis

    (Downtown, Minneapolis, MN) Scooter’s 1636th bar, first visited in 2023. After returning to my hotel and getting settled in, I remembered that one should always make an effort to visit...

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  • (Northeast Minneapolis, Minneapolis, MN) Scooter’s 1635th bar, first visited in 2023. This tiny little karaoke dive bar was packed but a lot of fun, I’ll plan to come back here...

    #1635: Otter’s Saloon

    (Northeast Minneapolis, Minneapolis, MN) Scooter’s 1635th bar, first visited in 2023. This tiny little karaoke dive bar was packed but a lot of fun, I’ll plan to come back here...

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  • (Northeast Minneapolis, Minneapolis, MN) Scooter’s 1634th bar, first visited in 2023. When I was 10 years old, Navin R. Johnson (and his family) taught me “Don’t trust Whitey“. But this...

    #1634: Whitey’s Old Town Saloon

    (Northeast Minneapolis, Minneapolis, MN) Scooter’s 1634th bar, first visited in 2023. When I was 10 years old, Navin R. Johnson (and his family) taught me “Don’t trust Whitey“. But this...

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  • (Mid-City Industrial, Minneapolis, MN) Scooter’s 1633rd bar, first visited in 2023. Because this place was a little out of the way and I had planned on several dive bars earlier...

    #1633: Insight Brewing

    (Mid-City Industrial, Minneapolis, MN) Scooter’s 1633rd bar, first visited in 2023. Because this place was a little out of the way and I had planned on several dive bars earlier...

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  • (Northeast Minneapolis, Minneapolis, MN) Scooter’s 1632nd bar, first visited in 2023. This brewery is one of several tenants in a larger commercial building, and the common restroom shared by them...

    #1632: 612Brew

    (Northeast Minneapolis, Minneapolis, MN) Scooter’s 1632nd bar, first visited in 2023. This brewery is one of several tenants in a larger commercial building, and the common restroom shared by them...

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  • (Northeast Minneapolis, Minneapolis, MN) Scooter’s 1631st bar, first visited in 2023. Has the weather been better I’d have just walked here. But there was just too much snow on the...

    #1631: Bauhaus Brew Labs

    (Northeast Minneapolis, Minneapolis, MN) Scooter’s 1631st bar, first visited in 2023. Has the weather been better I’d have just walked here. But there was just too much snow on the...

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  • (Northeast Minneapolis, Minneapolis, MN) Scooter’s 1630th bar, first visited in 2023. This was a massive brewery complex, much larger than I realized for the majority of my visit. I only...

    #1630: Indeed Brewing

    (Northeast Minneapolis, Minneapolis, MN) Scooter’s 1630th bar, first visited in 2023. This was a massive brewery complex, much larger than I realized for the majority of my visit. I only...

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  • (Northeast Minneapolis, Minneapolis, MN) Scooter’s 1629th bar, first visited in 2023. This brewery is one that I planned to visit when I was here in 2016, but just never made...

    #1629: Dangerous Man Brewing

    (Northeast Minneapolis, Minneapolis, MN) Scooter’s 1629th bar, first visited in 2023. This brewery is one that I planned to visit when I was here in 2016, but just never made...

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  • (Northeast Minneapolis, Minneapolis, MN) Scooter’s 1628th bar, first visited in 2023. The last time I had a drink on this block, 1,464 bars ago in August 2006, it was directly...

    #1628: Fair State Brewing Cooperative

    (Northeast Minneapolis, Minneapolis, MN) Scooter’s 1628th bar, first visited in 2023. The last time I had a drink on this block, 1,464 bars ago in August 2006, it was directly...

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  • (Northeast Minneapolis, Minneapolis, MN) Scooter’s 1627th bar, first visited in 2023. Had I not rescheduled this trip from its original date of the first weekend of March, I wouldn’t have...

    #1627: Broken Clock Brewing Cooperative

    (Northeast Minneapolis, Minneapolis, MN) Scooter’s 1627th bar, first visited in 2023. Had I not rescheduled this trip from its original date of the first weekend of March, I wouldn’t have...

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  • (Downtown, Minneapolis, MN) Scooter’s 1626th bar, first visited in 2023. With the blizzard beginning to come together within minutes after I returned to my hotel, it became clear I would...

    #1626: Pog Mahone’s Pub & Grill

    (Downtown, Minneapolis, MN) Scooter’s 1626th bar, first visited in 2023. With the blizzard beginning to come together within minutes after I returned to my hotel, it became clear I would...

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  • (Downtown, Minneapolis, MN) Scooter’s 1615th bar, first visited in 2023. Since I now had a second wind, I decided to Uber over to a small cluster of bars I enjoy...

    #1615: Lyon’s Pub

    (Downtown, Minneapolis, MN) Scooter’s 1615th bar, first visited in 2023. Since I now had a second wind, I decided to Uber over to a small cluster of bars I enjoy...

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  • (Downtown, Minneapolis, MN) Scooter’s 1614th bar, first visited in 2023. After walking the past several breweries, it was back to an Uber ride for this one. I started to get...

    #1614: Pryes Brewing

    (Downtown, Minneapolis, MN) Scooter’s 1614th bar, first visited in 2023. After walking the past several breweries, it was back to an Uber ride for this one. I started to get...

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  • (Downtown, Minneapolis, MN) Scooter’s 1613th bar, first visited in 2023. Modist Brewing reminded me enough of Fulton Beer that I had to double check to make sure I hadn’t wandered...

    #1613: Modist Brewing

    (Downtown, Minneapolis, MN) Scooter’s 1613th bar, first visited in 2023. Modist Brewing reminded me enough of Fulton Beer that I had to double check to make sure I hadn’t wandered...

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  • (Downtown, Minneapolis, MN) Scooter’s 1612th bar, first visited in 2023. I had picked this place out for dinner weeks before this trip because the pizza looked good and because of...

    #1612: Bricksworth Beer Co

    (Downtown, Minneapolis, MN) Scooter’s 1612th bar, first visited in 2023. I had picked this place out for dinner weeks before this trip because the pizza looked good and because of...

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  • (Downtown, Minneapolis, MN) Scooter’s 1611th bar, first visited in 2023. I almost cut this brewery at the last minute because I was running out of stamina, but I’m glad I...

    #1611: Fulton Beer

    (Downtown, Minneapolis, MN) Scooter’s 1611th bar, first visited in 2023. I almost cut this brewery at the last minute because I was running out of stamina, but I’m glad I...

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  • (Downtown, Minneapolis, MN) Scooter’s 1610th bar, first visited in 2023. After 6 (half pours) of double-digit ABV stouts at the previous three breweries, I was a bit off my game...

    #1610: InBound BrewCo

    (Downtown, Minneapolis, MN) Scooter’s 1610th bar, first visited in 2023. After 6 (half pours) of double-digit ABV stouts at the previous three breweries, I was a bit off my game...

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  • (Lowry Hill, Minneapolis, MN) Scooter’s 1609th bar, first visited in 2023. To me this is a brewery with a comedy club in the back, I think to most everyone else...

    #1609: Sisyphus Brewing

    (Lowry Hill, Minneapolis, MN) Scooter’s 1609th bar, first visited in 2023. To me this is a brewery with a comedy club in the back, I think to most everyone else...

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  • (Lowry Hill East, Minneapolis, MN) Scooter’s 1608th bar, first visited in 2023. This brewery is located in a former theater, and is two doors over from a bar that I...

    #1608: LynLake Brewery

    (Lowry Hill East, Minneapolis, MN) Scooter’s 1608th bar, first visited in 2023. This brewery is located in a former theater, and is two doors over from a bar that I...

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  • (Phillips, Minneapolis, MN) Scooter’s 1607th bar, first visited in 2023. This brewery wasn’t on my intended list because it was too far from the area I wanted to concentrate on...

    #1607: Eastlake Craft Brewery

    (Phillips, Minneapolis, MN) Scooter’s 1607th bar, first visited in 2023. This brewery wasn’t on my intended list because it was too far from the area I wanted to concentrate on...

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